MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed on Thursday what appears to be burned human bones that were recovered from Taal Lake during a technical site assessment conducted on Thursday. “A white sack was visibly identified and recovered from the lakebed,” the DOJ said. “It contained what appears to be burned human remains.” […]
Read MoreSenator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday filed separate cyberlibel complaints with the Department of Justice against a lawyer, five social media personalities, and Michael Maurillo, the man who claimed he was influenced to testify against former President Rodrigo Duterte and others. Maurillo or alias Rene was the sole respondent in one complaint while lawyer Ferdinand Topacio, […]
Read MoreFifteen police officers have been taken into custody and are being investigated for their alleged role in the abductions and feared killings of at least 34 cockfighters, the Philippine police chief said. The missing people were accused of cheating in the hugely popular sport, with their bodies reportedly dumped in a scenic lake with a […]
Read MoreSenator Mark Villar filed a bill that aims to establish the country’s scam prevention center, as one of his first 10 priority measures in the 20th Congress. This proposed center intends to be the Philippines’ first one-stop shop for all scam-related inquiries, complaints, and concerns. Scammers continue to adapt and proliferate as the world rapidly […]
Read MoreThe Department of Science and Technology on Saturday said that the agency is willing to lend its expertise and equipment in the search for the remains of missing sabungeros or cockfight enthusiasts in Taal Lake. (Of course we will be in touch with other scientists. We think there might be instruments that are capable. We […]
Read MoreNo less than 20 loved ones of the missing sabungeros, cockfight enthusiasts who were taken away from 2021 to 2022, went to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group to give new statements regarding the abductions, according to Glenn Juego’s report on Super Radyo dzBB. The relatives went to the CIDG office after one of the […]
Read MoreBusinessman Charlie “Atong” Ang arrived at the Mandaluyong Court on Thursday to file a complaint against Julie “Dondon” Patidongan “alyas Totoy,” who linked him to the case of the missing sabungeros. Ang was accompanied by his lawyer Atty. Lorna Kapunan.Kapunan on Wednesday said that Patidongan came out with his story after he knew that his extortion wouldn’t […]
Read MorePhilippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Nicolas Torre III on Tuesday visited the wake of Patrolman Harwin Curtney Baggay who died in an armed encounter with a robber on Monday. According to the PNP, Torre personally went to Camp Caringal Chapel and met the fallen cop’s family. On Monday, Baggay and another police officer […]
Read MoreJustice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday warned that the possible mastermind in the missing sabungeros case may have the money to infiltrate even Philippine courts. “Ang bigat ng kalaban dito kasi ang pera niyan makakapasok ‘yan hanggang even sa judiciary. That’s one thing that we might have to talk to the Chief Justice about,” […]
Read MoreA man was killed and several others were left homeless after a fire broke out in a two-storey apartment building along Zambales Street in Barangay San Martin de Porres in Quezon City at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday. The blaze quickly engulfed the upper floor of the rental home, prompting the Bureau of Fire Protection […]
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